Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-10

American double action pattern; AID II
the double action construction had only
dore its duty, how much trouble and ex-
pense would have been saved to the Courts
of San Francisco. We can readily mag
inc the editorial comments of the Chronicle.
We reproduce one which, while we are
willing to admit is purely fanciful, we are
not willing to admit is not entirely CON
sistent with reasonable probability The
Chronicle could have said:
1--WE call attention to the brutal muir
der of the little schoolgirl, Mamie Kelly,
by lecherous fend named Goldenson.
The weapon used on this occasion was one
of the Chronicles American double-actionre-
volvers, and while the fate of the innocent
schoolgirl may sadden the hearts of
mothers, the friends of public justice will
be pleased to know that by the ingenious
double action of this trustworthy weapon
her SLAYER met the fate which justice
should have melted out to him, thus saving
the expense of Court proceedings. The
gain to the municipal treasury by the use
of these weapons in all cases Of assassina-
ton is such as to justify the Chief of Po-
lice in requiring that all assassins shall
hereafter use none other than the Chronicles
great American double-aetion killer. We
also call the attention of all intending
murderers to the effectiveness of this wea-
pom, as fully set forth in our news columns.
The little victim never spoke after she
was shot. We take this occasion to an
nounce that the Chronicle intends to offer
the most complete set of burglars tools to
be found in the market, as a premium at
single price to each subscriber for the
daily"
II, by any possibility, we should be mis-
taken as to the object our esteemed con-
temporary had in view in bringing within
the reach of all the means of assassina-
ton, the only other possible theory relates
to the misapprehension that may have
grown up in the Chronicle Office as to the
necessity of providing its readers with the
means of s&f-defense. This offer of an
American, double-action, trustworthy
weapon as a premium to subscribers of
that paper may indicate that the appre-
tensions of the editorial room have ex-
tended to the circulation department, and
the astute manager of that department
may have concluded that it is quite as es-
sential that the readers of paper like the
Chronicle should be as judiciously provided
with the means of defense against ayeng
ing wrath as the editors of paper of that
character. In all respects, the revolver
has played an important and stirring part
in the history of our contemporary, and
the offer of nickel-plated death as pre-
MUM to its subscribers is so completely
harmonious with the eternal fitness of
things that we give it the benefit of this
advertisement, and shall make no charge.
The agency of journalism in the civil
ization of the world has never found more
complete justification than in this Incl
dent. A revolver and newspaper for
one price At last the newspaper arises to
the civilized plane of the revolver AT
last-o, happy age-the implements of
moral and physical death are furnished,
expressage prepaid, to single address, in
a single package, at a single price